The first initial 25,000 will be 0.091 cents each. The cost has been blown out due to an initial 700.00 molding cost and sample fee of 200.00. They have offered me good discounts on continued business so I have been assured once we go through 50,000 we will get pricing as low as 6-7 cents each.

If you break up the current costing:

100 Darts will cost $13.60 to produce which is still much better than Hasbro's offer of $30.00 per 100. This material can be shipped anywhere in Australia for $6.80 regular pricing, so delivered it is still $20.40 to your door.

0.75 x 6 $4.50 0.091 x $9.10

I cannot discount these as I'm literally making half a cent for each one I sell.

samples are in production and due next week early.

If you want darts, please PM as I have a few in production at the moment.

I didn't see this in the thread, but assuming the 100 darts you used as an example in your previous post are 70 mm overall, I take it the tips are 10 mm long or so? I'll most likely be making shorter darts than that, so a confirmation on the length would be great to help me with my materials estimate.

If you want to make your darts to a desired length, I sell the foam in 1M Lengths - this is often the preferred method. The 100 darts that I make are stock length, same as streamlines.

The weight is also looking to be around 1.7grams according to my supplier, this can be modified quiet easily to preference by increasing density of stub length, which will be good as in later batches I intend to make a tip for stock guns and heavily modded guns as this won't incur extra mold costs.

I've also made the shape a dome, and ensured I'm not breaking any patents, I shouldn't get sued.

inf0rm3r wrote:Remember to show all the other guys there to as I only have one for each state.

Certainly will thanks mate I know at least I'm pretty excited about this, especially when we've just had a war that we'd purchased just shy of 1800 Streamlines for and about 250+ of them went "walkabout"...

For those of you who are wondering about the cost per dart of these, read the following:I'm working from an order of 200 because that's my order, and it creates a nice even length of foam needed.

1meter of foam will make approx 14 cuts that are 7cm long.Tips: 200@9.1c = $18.20Foam: 15m@75c/m = $11.25Glue = $4 ( Superglue will be good for these, I can get 5 tubes for $2, so I'm working on 10 tubes (2 packs of 5), just to be safe)$18.20$11.25$ 4.00-------------------------------------------$33.25 for 200 fully made darts.

So 33.25/2 = $16.625 = $16.63 per 100 (practically half price compared to what nerf offers)To break it down even further:$16.63/100 = 16.6cents per dart, ready to use.

I added the glue just to show the complete cost, it will actually be marginally less that that, because you will have glue left over.

Switchblade wrote:For those of you who are wondering about the cost per dart of these, read the following:I'm working from an order of 200 because that's my order, and it creates a nice even length of foam needed.

1meter of foam will make approx 14 cuts that are 7cm long.Tips: 200@9.1c = $18.20Foam: 15m@75c/m = $11.25Glue = $4 ( Superglue will be good for these, I can get 5 tubes for $2, so I'm working on 10 tubes (2 packs of 5), just to be safe)$18.20$11.25$ 4.00-------------------------------------------$33.25 for 200 fully made darts.

So 33.25/2 = $16.625 = $16.63 per 100 (practically half price compared to what nerf offers)To break it down even further:$16.63/100 = 16.6cents per dart, ready to use.

I added the glue just to show the complete cost, it will actually be marginally less that that, because you will have glue left over.

Thanks for that, haha, this is actually quite useful. Can't wait till he starts selling the tips. Then I can finally buy some foam and the some PETG.

Oh wow! Got into work this morning with a nice little package sitting at the door

These tips are beautiful, Inform3r, you've really outdone yourself mate! Can't wait to get around to showing the rest of our W.A. crew (at least a bulk of them) and getting an order together. Even if no one else is interested you'll certainly have me up for at least 500 tips (initially)